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[indiscernible] i think it is obama's fault. go to princeton, indiana, tim is on the independent line. my comment is that if the republicans do not get together and get this going, i am going to do everything in my power to make sure they get thrown out of office. reminder, when you call please mute your television. here is a tweet from jodi that says -- raymond is on the democrats line from texas. caller: good morning. it is so sad that a lot of americans don't really know how -- they do not know how their own government functions. they don't know what a lobbyist really is. 80% of what goes on, it is because there governor is at fault. it is not so much the president. they need to protest against there governor and their senator in their own state. people forget -- nobody wanted to vote for a voucher. nobody wanted to run around for a voucher -- run around with a voucher looking for insurance. there is a lot corruption, all these lobbyists the runaround, the gop and the republican party, that is why they cannot get it together.
[indiscernible] i think it is obama's fault. go to princeton, indiana, tim is on the independent line. my comment is that if the republicans do not get together and get this going, i am going to do everything in my power to make sure they get thrown out of office. reminder, when you call please mute your television. here is a tweet from jodi that says -- raymond is on the democrats line from texas. caller: good morning. it is so sad that a lot of americans don't really know how -- they do not...
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president obama has the same situation. he has little to no relationship with those on capitol hill. that is why he started the speed dating over the last six or eight months. by democratic colleagues will tell you the same thing. they do not have a relationship with him either. this administration has been terrible in having a relationship with capital health. go back to ronald reagan. and bill clinton. they had the ability to go back and sit down and have a trust level. that is the problem. i forgot the name. with you that the american people are not naÏve. the people paying in and tuning in are not naÏve at all. they do know what is going on. we have a clear message. they do not want or like obamacare the way it is currently written. that is maybe a clash of opinions that the american people have. that is something i have to deal with and go in and weigh the benefits and make sure their voices are heard. host: kathy on our line for republicans. caller: good morning. are you aware that a third tower fell on 9/11? host:
president obama has the same situation. he has little to no relationship with those on capitol hill. that is why he started the speed dating over the last six or eight months. by democratic colleagues will tell you the same thing. they do not have a relationship with him either. this administration has been terrible in having a relationship with capital health. go back to ronald reagan. and bill clinton. they had the ability to go back and sit down and have a trust level. that is the problem. i...
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a lot of the blame is being placed on obama. but what really could obama do? our government is set up to where the president has limited authority and ability. congress controls the money. they want him to cut off his own head. who would do that? if your employer asks you to chop off your arm and i will let you get overtime, would you really do it? guest: i would not do that. i think he makes a good point, which is -- what should the president do in a situation like this? the president -- let's skip past -- there is a question now in republican strategy. they do not like obamacare, clearly, and john boehner, the house speaker, wanted to tie obamacare to the debt ceiling, but other members of the house republicans wanted to tie it to the government shutdown, what we are facing today. let's stick with the debt ceiling, our topic for the hour. he could, the president could whatand give republicans they want. for example, a one-year delay or . defunding of obamacare that would avert the crisis, but at what price? it would simply make the tool of a threatened debt
a lot of the blame is being placed on obama. but what really could obama do? our government is set up to where the president has limited authority and ability. congress controls the money. they want him to cut off his own head. who would do that? if your employer asks you to chop off your arm and i will let you get overtime, would you really do it? guest: i would not do that. i think he makes a good point, which is -- what should the president do in a situation like this? the president -- let's...
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the people voted obama back in. host: the minority leader, mitch mcconnell, has been negotiating with the vice president joe biden to come to some sort of agreement. what you make of that? caller: i'm talking about what mitch mcconnell said in the beginning. he did not want to work with this president. the want it to see him fail. they're hurting the american people by not helping obama. obama is good for the country, but people that listen to rush limbaugh, sarah palin, and fox news, that is why this country is going down like this. host: let me get your thoughts on president obama as a negotiator. what do you think? caller: he has reached out and showed an olive branch dejon banner ever since he has been in. -- john boehner ever since he has been in. president obama has tried to work with these people to get things done, and they will not work with him. host: let's hear from ron in appleton, wisconsin. caller: i woke up this morning, and i am an engineer, an african-american. i have been blessed with a good income
the people voted obama back in. host: the minority leader, mitch mcconnell, has been negotiating with the vice president joe biden to come to some sort of agreement. what you make of that? caller: i'm talking about what mitch mcconnell said in the beginning. he did not want to work with this president. the want it to see him fail. they're hurting the american people by not helping obama. obama is good for the country, but people that listen to rush limbaugh, sarah palin, and fox news, that is...
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president obama had a tough midterm election in 2010. it was a shellacking where republicans took back the house and cut into the democratic majority. republicans,te this is probably their last shot to win back the senate for a while. the math in 2016 will not be good. republicans will be defending a lot of c street can republicans win back the senate? yes, they need to pick up six seats which will be challenging. at the same time, i think it's too early but because of history, most people think republicans will pick up seats. host: we are talking with bob newspaper.the hill" i will ticket to a policy issue. how important is energy, carbon credit -- guest: i think the house will try. there are two energy bills on the house floor this week that deal with the economy. republicans say they want to cut back and energy regulations so that would help the economy. by congressman bill cassidy running against congressman landrieu and the other is offered by congressman david mckinley and that is the beenash bill which has labeled a hazardous mate
president obama had a tough midterm election in 2010. it was a shellacking where republicans took back the house and cut into the democratic majority. republicans,te this is probably their last shot to win back the senate for a while. the math in 2016 will not be good. republicans will be defending a lot of c street can republicans win back the senate? yes, they need to pick up six seats which will be challenging. at the same time, i think it's too early but because of history, most people...
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a rock obama, by a pretty good vote. in the uniteds states senate -- barack obama. by pretty good vote. he gained seats in the senate. an independent. that was the result of the election. we had this debate. you don't throw kids off of health -- headstart and old wheels.ff of meals on i talked to police officers this morning who are putting their lives on the line to defend this country and the they are not sure they will get paid. we've got people in the military. you do not run a government on that basis because he can't get your way. i would hope very much that mr. boehner will work with democrats in the house and pass what we to keep the cr government money -- running. the debate about obama care is a good debate. i think it needs improvement. but you don't shut down the government to achieve the goal. host: will you be working this weekend and will the government shutdown, in your view? guest: you are asking the wrong guy. i suggest giving mr. boehner a ring. will happen is that this afternoon the senate will ,ass what we call a clean cr and get the obama busin
a rock obama, by a pretty good vote. in the uniteds states senate -- barack obama. by pretty good vote. he gained seats in the senate. an independent. that was the result of the election. we had this debate. you don't throw kids off of health -- headstart and old wheels.ff of meals on i talked to police officers this morning who are putting their lives on the line to defend this country and the they are not sure they will get paid. we've got people in the military. you do not run a government...
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the tactic could not defeat president obama -- the fact that they could not defeat president obama, i thought, i am not going to support their financial effort anymore. host: you mention that your a gun owner, and you have been treated for depression. caller: i am treated for depression. i have not read the president's entire proposal verbatim. i want to caution the government to really take a look at this for people -- it as a man, it was very difficult for me to ever go to a health-care professional to address my depression. i knew for years that i was depressed, but i always thought that was something that i could man up, power through. that is just not the case. my doctor actually told me, it is a physical thing, a chemical thing. you almost have to look at it as somebody who has cancer. i cannot equate that it zucker he same,, -- exactly teh same but you cannot hope away cancer. you have to deal with it. my point is, depending on how far we look at these mental health aspects of having a gun and being gun owner, who might caution is, let's not go so far to make a person like myse
the tactic could not defeat president obama -- the fact that they could not defeat president obama, i thought, i am not going to support their financial effort anymore. host: you mention that your a gun owner, and you have been treated for depression. caller: i am treated for depression. i have not read the president's entire proposal verbatim. i want to caution the government to really take a look at this for people -- it as a man, it was very difficult for me to ever go to a health-care...
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leckie said to obama supporters nothingwere working for to boost obama. caller.mocratic caller: good morning, america. morning, c-span. somebody is going to get fired because of this website failure. fired, person gets lawmakers have to make sure that fired and theys don't collect any pension from the government, no free health nothing -- they are supposed to roll into the affordable care act. when you fire somebody, make suck on theey don't taxpayer funds ever again as long as they live. if you want to fire somebody. ray in south dartmouth massachusetts. i think somebody should get fired. obvious.tty i saw a thing were some kids m.i.t. did a thing in 24 and had all kinds of things strained out. don't havew why they the american people doing it, number one. a goodtwo, i think it is thing, i think they have the wrong people running it. i think it will be fine once it takes off. i think that the republicans will say, gee, we should have that this and not ran with once it goes. mark, melbourne, florida. republican. barackk that obama should fire himself and
leckie said to obama supporters nothingwere working for to boost obama. caller.mocratic caller: good morning, america. morning, c-span. somebody is going to get fired because of this website failure. fired, person gets lawmakers have to make sure that fired and theys don't collect any pension from the government, no free health nothing -- they are supposed to roll into the affordable care act. when you fire somebody, make suck on theey don't taxpayer funds ever again as long as they live. if...
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the republicans have obama on the hook. he is the one -- he is dying inside because he is a spender. for him, this is the worst week of his life. they do not even see it. it is ridiculous. they are going to kick the can down the road once again. host:, for the call. a lot of people expressing their views on our twitter page. we encourage you to share in the conversation. one saying sequestration is that incompetence and politics as usual will eventually buy to in the rear. if you're listening on c-span radio, we're asking you, one week into sequestration, will it happen? from this morning's new york times, david brooks writes about the d.c. dubstep -- the blame game continues. the republicans say this was the president's idea. the president had this to say -- [video clip] >> congress passed a law that a global parties cannot about -- could -- cannot come up with a planned to avert the $1 trillion, arbitrary budget cuts would start to take effect this year. the whole design of these arbitrary cuts was to make them so unattra
the republicans have obama on the hook. he is the one -- he is dying inside because he is a spender. for him, this is the worst week of his life. they do not even see it. it is ridiculous. they are going to kick the can down the road once again. host:, for the call. a lot of people expressing their views on our twitter page. we encourage you to share in the conversation. one saying sequestration is that incompetence and politics as usual will eventually buy to in the rear. if you're listening...
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this obama character is a disaster. just yesterday, on the house floor,can for -- house they are talking about the land -- individual mandate. that tells me that that is there a problem. it has been a problem. that is what they have been trying to get across for the last month. it has to stop somewhere. host: how do you think president obama performed? caller: he didn't. he didn't do anything. he didn't show any leadership. he is not a leader. he is a puppet. you know, if you want to president, he's got to be a leader. quit spending money to other countries. we are paying countries to be our friend and they burn our flag. we need to quit paying them. host: thank you so much, bruce. trenton, michigan. democrat line. caller: the first thing i would like to have the rest of the country listen to is that president obama has put ill after bill after bill in front of the house and john boehner has been -- tabled every one of them. he has had over 40 votes to repeal the medical coverage of the affordable care act. i need this
this obama character is a disaster. just yesterday, on the house floor,can for -- house they are talking about the land -- individual mandate. that tells me that that is there a problem. it has been a problem. that is what they have been trying to get across for the last month. it has to stop somewhere. host: how do you think president obama performed? caller: he didn't. he didn't do anything. he didn't show any leadership. he is not a leader. he is a puppet. you know, if you want to president,...
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host: president obama speaking yesterday. bloomberg government has a sequestration powerbroker monitor. what have you learned from this? guest: they have been tracking what brokers say, whether they sound optimistic or pessimistic about a deal. they look at the administration, congressional democrats and republicans and the business community, and you will see that the business -- the administration has sounded the most optimistic, like a deal could happen. then you look at the business community. they would be next in line at this point. congressional democrats plummeted in the past week in terms of how likely they think we will get to a deal. they are about even with congressional republicans, who have been the most pessimistic. what is really interesting about this is it comes on the eve of congressional democrats actually having a vote. democrats have a proposal they will vote on next week that would replace the sequester. clearly, it is evidence that they do not think the deal they have come up with will not go through.
host: president obama speaking yesterday. bloomberg government has a sequestration powerbroker monitor. what have you learned from this? guest: they have been tracking what brokers say, whether they sound optimistic or pessimistic about a deal. they look at the administration, congressional democrats and republicans and the business community, and you will see that the business -- the administration has sounded the most optimistic, like a deal could happen. then you look at the business...
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he was very anti-obama. but that being said, that is exactly right. 40 times they voted in the house to repeal obamacare. they have not had a single vote on something to replace it. basically, their alternative is to making insurance companies call all the shots. i think he right. they want to reveal -- repeal obamacare, they should offer an alternative. host: republicans are in iowa and new hampshire -- guest: road to the white house already. iowa we are back in tomorrow. but here is senator ted cruz earlier this summer talking about obamacare. clip] to enlistre right now your help. we are getting ready to have an epic battle on obamacare. now, you may have read congress times, 39 times, 56 times, but then -- but none of the votes were binding. none of them got passed into law. to have athing symbolic gesture, but it is another thing to vote and get it done. this fall we have an opportunity to the fund -- to defund obamacare. [applause] in september, the continuing thelution that funds federal government ex
he was very anti-obama. but that being said, that is exactly right. 40 times they voted in the house to repeal obamacare. they have not had a single vote on something to replace it. basically, their alternative is to making insurance companies call all the shots. i think he right. they want to reveal -- repeal obamacare, they should offer an alternative. host: republicans are in iowa and new hampshire -- guest: road to the white house already. iowa we are back in tomorrow. but here is senator...
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i have a question about obama care. democrat representative from ohio, marcia fudge, she said because they wanted to change obama care, they were going to d away with the medicare prescription plan for seniors. have you heard anything about that? guest: i have not heard about repealing that program. what they have been talking about is the opportunity to repeal the affordable care act and get rid of it in its entirety or defund it, which accomplishes the same thing. that is where the president drew a strong line on. we can talk about changes in reform, but let's not go back to where we have people becoming uninsured, health care and expandingt the budget deficits. it is health care spending that is the main driver of spending at all levels. any conversation about fiscal responsibility comes back to what we can do working together rising health-care costs and making sure that it is more affordable to all americans. that is what we should be striving for. randy, republican, ohio. i would like to see the president and the
i have a question about obama care. democrat representative from ohio, marcia fudge, she said because they wanted to change obama care, they were going to d away with the medicare prescription plan for seniors. have you heard anything about that? guest: i have not heard about repealing that program. what they have been talking about is the opportunity to repeal the affordable care act and get rid of it in its entirety or defund it, which accomplishes the same thing. that is where the president...
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president obama was never going to be on board with the idea. so john boehner struggled in that situation, even coming up with an alternative plan for extending tax breaks for anyone making less than $1 million a year. he had to pull from the courthouse. so that was. a was. the next day, he also -- not the next day. excuse me, on january 1, they came back and finally agreed to raise tax rates for those incomes of people making $400,000 a year. that was a tough bill and proposal for him to put forward to, just because taxes went up at the end of the day. the next day he came back and decided to not have a vote on the sandy relief package. that made house lawmakers angry in the northeast. governor chris christie of new jersey also had some tough words for him. he pulled the proposal because conservative republicans said the bill was loaded with pork with projects not related to the storm and they should've gone through the normal appropriations process. a couple days later, he narrowly hung onto his speakership as 10 republicans did not vote for h
president obama was never going to be on board with the idea. so john boehner struggled in that situation, even coming up with an alternative plan for extending tax breaks for anyone making less than $1 million a year. he had to pull from the courthouse. so that was. a was. the next day, he also -- not the next day. excuse me, on january 1, they came back and finally agreed to raise tax rates for those incomes of people making $400,000 a year. that was a tough bill and proposal for him to put...
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the obama administration fought hard for low income people. there was no appetite to cut social security checks and that was exempted. the cuts for medicare was limited. it doesn't look like you're cutting services for people. but it is a problem in that they are cutting discretionary spending. there is a lot of discretionary spending in the defense department. is it ise learning hard to cut those programs without hitting something that americans want to preserve. the money is going to be in health programs because of the cost growth in health care is so fast. appetite to have an be told they could buy last madison. edicine. host: there is a comprehensive sequester primer put together by our guest, dylan matthews, in "the washington post." caller: my name is john. host: got it. caller: does he know how much the federal budget has increased this year or they proposed increasing this year? when did the more cost saving just to put that back to last year's budget? i am assuming that would be less than the sequester. thank you. guest: discretionar
the obama administration fought hard for low income people. there was no appetite to cut social security checks and that was exempted. the cuts for medicare was limited. it doesn't look like you're cutting services for people. but it is a problem in that they are cutting discretionary spending. there is a lot of discretionary spending in the defense department. is it ise learning hard to cut those programs without hitting something that americans want to preserve. the money is going to be in...
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people are making a big deal that obama shook castro's hand. but we deal with china and that is a communist country. host: all right, jim from illinois, republican caller. caller: good morning, i just tuned into c-span. thanks to your coverage, i now know that they reached a deal. the tagline you have of the $63 billion in automatic cuts being restored, whether or not i would like or disapprove of this deal, for me, it depends on whether or raises or lowers the amount of deficit spending we have. that will contribute to the national debt. right now, we are very fortunate in that we have record low interest damon's. -- interest payments. so it is not costing the u.s. budget a lot of money relatively speaking to service that debt. but if interest rates go back to distort norms, i believe the numbers i've seen are such that the size of ours ending for interest payments for those people that -- for countries alone us money, will rival the size of the pentagon budget or will be the third or fourth largest spending component. my concern is the debt.
people are making a big deal that obama shook castro's hand. but we deal with china and that is a communist country. host: all right, jim from illinois, republican caller. caller: good morning, i just tuned into c-span. thanks to your coverage, i now know that they reached a deal. the tagline you have of the $63 billion in automatic cuts being restored, whether or not i would like or disapprove of this deal, for me, it depends on whether or raises or lowers the amount of deficit spending we...
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charles krauthammer has the return of real obama. the route retreat and president obama got his tax hikes naked of spending cuts passed by the republican house of representatives after which you might expect him to pivot from self-proclaimed pivot of fiscal balance. why ask the post on the eve of the fiscal cliff -- he has to interest in them. he is a visionary and not an accountant. sure he'll pretend to care about the deficit now he's passed that post, he is free to be himself a committed big government social democrat. that's this morning from charles. caller: i'm calling because i want to say one thing it's not about whether this congress or next congress do better. it's not about the president or the senate, it's about the american people have elected all of the officials to be our mouthpiece. we are divided in our election process. whoever wins, republican or democrat, the american people have done their job. now it's time for congress and our elected officials that we have put there to do their job and to remember that the oat
charles krauthammer has the return of real obama. the route retreat and president obama got his tax hikes naked of spending cuts passed by the republican house of representatives after which you might expect him to pivot from self-proclaimed pivot of fiscal balance. why ask the post on the eve of the fiscal cliff -- he has to interest in them. he is a visionary and not an accountant. sure he'll pretend to care about the deficit now he's passed that post, he is free to be himself a committed big...
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what president obama -- president obama is refusing to do that. "let's cut where it will hurt the most." it makes absolutely no sense. there are ways to find a lot of money that is being wasted in these budgets. to thent a letter embassy in mexico telling illegals that if they come here they cannot get status to get food stamps. there are people in this country who need money. to me it makes absolutely no sense. host: lyonnais in new castle, indiana on our line for independents. caller: thank you. al elect at when it comes to the politicians in washington i do not care for -- i would like added when it comes to politicians in washington i do not care for democrats or republicans. they have no intention of ever reducing our pocket. -- reducing our budget. they are paid for by the taking institution. we have no need for any taxes to be raised. taxes should be reduced. there is ample money being hidden from the american people. if they would get their heads out of the stand and to their study -- and do their study on the cafr reports they would see t
what president obama -- president obama is refusing to do that. "let's cut where it will hurt the most." it makes absolutely no sense. there are ways to find a lot of money that is being wasted in these budgets. to thent a letter embassy in mexico telling illegals that if they come here they cannot get status to get food stamps. there are people in this country who need money. to me it makes absolutely no sense. host: lyonnais in new castle, indiana on our line for independents....
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and obama is a moderate republican. he is lower taxes for the very rich when they were supposed to be temporary. but because of clinton's surplus they have extended that. he got caught in an economic bind and he helped out the bankers. what he is doing with the insurance company are trying to do is trying to use free enterprise to regulate and turn the insurance companies who, by andway, are scam artists, turned them into a regulated utility and set some rules for the game and all the subsidies are going to the insurance companies. obviously, he's got to keep them from profiteering by putting a limit out so if they have a higher overhead than 20% they have to repay the money. well, we are trying to get people health insurance. and got thes in it pharmacy going and they put in the rule that the government can't negotiate pharmacy prices -- i go to the v.a. and i get my prescriptions which are modest. i have a reflux problem. i get my drugs at the v.a. at extremely reasonable prices. my girlfriend is in medicaid advantage
and obama is a moderate republican. he is lower taxes for the very rich when they were supposed to be temporary. but because of clinton's surplus they have extended that. he got caught in an economic bind and he helped out the bankers. what he is doing with the insurance company are trying to do is trying to use free enterprise to regulate and turn the insurance companies who, by andway, are scam artists, turned them into a regulated utility and set some rules for the game and all the subsidies...
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obama about the other stuff like benghazi? there should be some checks and balances and that's what our constitution does for the american people. host: thank you for calling in this morning. on thistter comments issue -- those are some of the twister comments that have come in and if you'd like to concur -- continue the conversation about eric holder, go to our facebook page. we have three guests coming up in "washington journal." representative tom cole be here and coming up next, karenbass and we will be right back. ♪ ♪ >> lucretia garfield was an educated woman and as a believer in women's rights, she expressed frustration with the traditional roles of mother and wife. during her husband's campaign for president, she reluctantly played the role of hostess for president but when he was assassinated, she returned to ohio and injured his legacy by making their home into an early version of a presidential library. we will look at the life of first lighted lucretia garfield -- the first lady, lucretia garfield. join our con
obama about the other stuff like benghazi? there should be some checks and balances and that's what our constitution does for the american people. host: thank you for calling in this morning. on thistter comments issue -- those are some of the twister comments that have come in and if you'd like to concur -- continue the conversation about eric holder, go to our facebook page. we have three guests coming up in "washington journal." representative tom cole be here and coming up next,...
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that increased 3000% under obama's administration. the reason was secretary should hinseki had opened the doors for ptsd, agent orange andlains, and everett -- desert storm syndromes. in a variety of other clinton had not been recognized. what happens if you have a flood of people that come in and they were not prepared for it. it accelerated and almost hit one million veteran backlogs. we had 900,000 pending claims in february of this year alone. shinseki do as far as accommodating that? guest: he basically put in a plan that all of the backlog claims will be resolved by 2015. what is upsetting to us is that it happened in the first place. 97% of these claims were being handled manually. not even automated. so what are we doing when we open up the doors for more opportunity for claims, and then not having a plan in place to handle that efficiency? that is like saying i sell online and have no shipping process an order. you have to have this set up correctly. now we have a plan by 2015. what about the veterans that are dying in the me
that increased 3000% under obama's administration. the reason was secretary should hinseki had opened the doors for ptsd, agent orange andlains, and everett -- desert storm syndromes. in a variety of other clinton had not been recognized. what happens if you have a flood of people that come in and they were not prepared for it. it accelerated and almost hit one million veteran backlogs. we had 900,000 pending claims in february of this year alone. shinseki do as far as accommodating that?...
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we have been suffering under obama for the past five years. my company when from 50 employees to just under 18. the insurance is buckling the company. he said our insurance bill will go from $7,000 to $20,000 in five years. this will put us out of business. we figured we would sit down and talk in the most sensible thing was going from 18 employees down to 10 full-time -- eight full- time, two part-time. competition between states for insurance. local doctors are paying roughly $250,000 liability insurance. host: what is your business? will it is tourist related. we have a store and a campground. host: thank you. guest: i think he makes a good connection. if you're a ph.d. in civil engineering, you have a job. he is decreasing the number of full-time employees. low-skilled workers are the ones for whom there is the most elastic demand. if your cost of hiring goes up, there are fewer low-skilled workers employed. this reflects the trend -- we had a decrease in the number of full-time jobs and increase in the number of part-time. it is easy to s
we have been suffering under obama for the past five years. my company when from 50 employees to just under 18. the insurance is buckling the company. he said our insurance bill will go from $7,000 to $20,000 in five years. this will put us out of business. we figured we would sit down and talk in the most sensible thing was going from 18 employees down to 10 full-time -- eight full- time, two part-time. competition between states for insurance. local doctors are paying roughly $250,000...
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it must be president obama's fault. there is a light out. it must be president obama's fault. this is why i am optimistic about john boehner, in a sense. he was one of the chief architects of no child left behind. it has its faults, but he said down with george miller, ted kennedy, so i believe isn't it is to reach across the aisle and try to find common ground. is toelieve his instinct reach across the aisle and try to find common ground. ohio.mike in our line for republicans. caller: good morning, mr. ryan. guest: hi, mike. caller: i have been a republican for a long time. i consider myself reasonable, and i have to tell you i am not a republican anymore. i think this crisis is nonsense. i have watched c-span, and i have watched patty murray in the senate and the house members begging the republicans to go to conference. they seem to not want to go to conference all of these times that i have watched, and the only thing i can think is maybe they want to push this to a crisis point so that they can cut entitlements. -- everybodys smart thinks you have to do both to get out of
it must be president obama's fault. there is a light out. it must be president obama's fault. this is why i am optimistic about john boehner, in a sense. he was one of the chief architects of no child left behind. it has its faults, but he said down with george miller, ted kennedy, so i believe isn't it is to reach across the aisle and try to find common ground. is toelieve his instinct reach across the aisle and try to find common ground. ohio.mike in our line for republicans. caller: good...
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that is what obama wants. he will not negotiate. he is ruining and has ruined the character and morality of that country. host: democratic caller. caller: good morning. our republican leader has stated he will not do business with this man. right now things are not getting done. people are saying i'm going to let my caro but payment go bad. we cannot let any of our payments go bad. both things are compromise will. around and blame him for that, it is absolutely absurd. they need to work with them as a person. they're still getting paid to debate in my question is how -- why should they get debate -- why should they get paid to debate? host: you are referring to treasury secretary jack lew. before testifying to a senate committee about the debt ceiling and what happened, many republicans are saying we do not have to default. we need to prioritize our debt. here's what the secretary had to say. [video clip] >> i don't know how you could possibly choose between social security and veterans benefits. these are obligations we have made.
that is what obama wants. he will not negotiate. he is ruining and has ruined the character and morality of that country. host: democratic caller. caller: good morning. our republican leader has stated he will not do business with this man. right now things are not getting done. people are saying i'm going to let my caro but payment go bad. we cannot let any of our payments go bad. both things are compromise will. around and blame him for that, it is absolutely absurd. they need to work with...
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the republicans are all out to get obama. a stupid statement for mitch mcconnell to make, but if you think the democrats were not out to get bush or republicans were not out to get clinton before that, it is -- that is what they do. another thing that pops up all the time is the republicans are doing this because obama is black. sorry, i do not think that that is the case at all. they disagree with him on policy. this before has a move date been made without bipartisan support in the congress. democrats had that two-year window with a super majority and that was it. phil is up next, south carolina. caller:most of the people out ho not have a lot. most of the people do not have a lot. the ones that work hard and have something are being asked to pay for the people who do not work and have less and that is really the bottom line in this whole thing. forou think it is right someone like me, who goes to work every day and pushes to try to get through each day and pay bills on time and whatnot, if you think it is fair for me to ha
the republicans are all out to get obama. a stupid statement for mitch mcconnell to make, but if you think the democrats were not out to get bush or republicans were not out to get clinton before that, it is -- that is what they do. another thing that pops up all the time is the republicans are doing this because obama is black. sorry, i do not think that that is the case at all. they disagree with him on policy. this before has a move date been made without bipartisan support in the congress....
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president obama has talked about that. that is something that is not part of the current framework of discussions. there is no linkage between the two middle east hotspots at the moment. i think only if you began to get a peace process and a deal with can, then the world generally look at some of these bigger questions. there is such fear that until you deal with the fear factor, it is really hard to build the kind of confidence that would enable leaders, with the backing of their people, to surrender their biggest form of defense. host: we welcome our listeners on c-span radio, heard nationwide on xm channel 120. let me add another country to the equation. iran'st expand on relationship with north korea? therein lies the truth." guest: that's a good question. i'm not in the intelligence community, so i don't know the scope of the cooperation. north korea has clearly been a close ally of iran and is believed to have facilitated some of its most controversial defense capabilities. know the extent of it. i'm not sure that th
president obama has talked about that. that is something that is not part of the current framework of discussions. there is no linkage between the two middle east hotspots at the moment. i think only if you began to get a peace process and a deal with can, then the world generally look at some of these bigger questions. there is such fear that until you deal with the fear factor, it is really hard to build the kind of confidence that would enable leaders, with the backing of their people, to...
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obama is suggesting people go and eat fresh fruits and vegetables. how can we afford to buy an orange for dollar? an orae has been a dollar for fi years. you cannot afford to buy apples or is ke. wall street numbers going up -- it does not mean anything. host: here's the "usa today money section -- troy in west babylon, new york, a democrat. caller: you have a pretty smile. i will give you some solutions i have heard on c-span from people a lot smarter than me. the dow jones had a recent high, so they should impose a 3 cents per $100 fee on all purchases on all the markets. that's what they're doing. if they did that, we would end the deficit in 10 years and probably be able to take care medicaid and social security by 2030. if you guys are worried about food prices, maybe you should stop shopping at certain food chains and go to places like price club where you get a lot more for your money. host: are you invested in the market? is this something you want on a daily basis? caller: after c-span, i turned to cnbc and fox business. even though i am bro
obama is suggesting people go and eat fresh fruits and vegetables. how can we afford to buy an orange for dollar? an orae has been a dollar for fi years. you cannot afford to buy apples or is ke. wall street numbers going up -- it does not mean anything. host: here's the "usa today money section -- troy in west babylon, new york, a democrat. caller: you have a pretty smile. i will give you some solutions i have heard on c-span from people a lot smarter than me. the dow jones had a recent...
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he appointments obama made were already vacant. he chose an opportunity when congress was technically adjourned, not in a formal recess, to appoint people without due process. those vacancies did not occur during a recess. therefore, they should be thrown out. the process should go forward as the constitution indicates. thank you. host: have you been following this issue? why does it interest you? caller: since i have retired, i have rededicated myself to my country, my constitution. i have read it, i have studied it. i have done a lot of research. my great-grandchildren, i have educated on the constitution. the founders original documents said -- so they can understand how our country is built, why it became the greatest experience in human freedom the world has known and they can better form their opinions on knowledge rather than propaganda. guest: historically, even where the have been vacancies, presidents have made recess appointments. that has gone back and forth with republican and democratic presidents. i agree. there was
he appointments obama made were already vacant. he chose an opportunity when congress was technically adjourned, not in a formal recess, to appoint people without due process. those vacancies did not occur during a recess. therefore, they should be thrown out. the process should go forward as the constitution indicates. thank you. host: have you been following this issue? why does it interest you? caller: since i have retired, i have rededicated myself to my country, my constitution. i have...
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president obama speaks this morning. he will be talking at a construction company just outside of washington. these are his first comments since meeting last night with congressional leaders on the government shutdown. c-span radio will have live coverage here on c-span radio. those are some of the latest headlines on c-span radio. >> i have been asked periodically, you know, when were you most afraid during your government service? my service in government spanned the entirety of bush 43's administration, from january 20, 2001, to january 20, 2011 -- i mean, 2009. and including 9/11. and when asked what was the scariest moment, i think people are always expecting me to say 9/11. and in reality, for me, it wasn't the scariest moments -- and there were more than one -- came in september and october of 2008, when it genuinely appeared and probably was true that the global financial system was on the verge of a collapse comparable to or worse than what was experienced during the great depression. >> this weekend, part one o
president obama speaks this morning. he will be talking at a construction company just outside of washington. these are his first comments since meeting last night with congressional leaders on the government shutdown. c-span radio will have live coverage here on c-span radio. those are some of the latest headlines on c-span radio. >> i have been asked periodically, you know, when were you most afraid during your government service? my service in government spanned the entirety of bush...
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president obama is a left of center politician. the republican party is a right of center political party. there will be natural differences that exist. that is what we are watching. this is a policy debate. it is frustrating, at moments, clearly, but that is the truth. host: a question from twitter -- host: what do you think about the odds -? guest: i think his odds are a little bit different. i think democratic chances are a lot better in 2014, particularly the republicans continue to be paved the way they are. gary raises a good point about what the american public wants. i do not know that they want divided government that leads to gridlock. i think what i would prefer to the parties in washington that have a different view, as david points out, and maybe one view is a little left of center, and one is right of center, and what they would like is to get the two parties together and say, you know what? we will not get everything we want every single time. we will compromise. we'll come to the middle. we will give up some things
president obama is a left of center politician. the republican party is a right of center political party. there will be natural differences that exist. that is what we are watching. this is a policy debate. it is frustrating, at moments, clearly, but that is the truth. host: a question from twitter -- host: what do you think about the odds -? guest: i think his odds are a little bit different. i think democratic chances are a lot better in 2014, particularly the republicans continue to be...
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president obama, saying he was not transformed. planok the grover norquist and now the government is in the bathtub. [indiscernible] i got your point. we will move on to grace. caller: it is a shame. it is all for power. the uranian's tried to shut us down, everyone tried to shut us down, we even have a canadian shutting us down. what a shame. host: sylvan, canyon lake, texas. caller: this is the obama democrat plan, it has been since , thest all the money businesses and the stock market, this is the democrat plan to destroy america and obama tries to destroy it every day, like obamacare. you do not see people saying that it is bad to enslave people under obamacare, but they have to cry over getting a voter id? democrats is too stupid and lazy to get voter id. republicans and conservatives in the tea party have to bring it to them, take it to their house for them. it is ridiculous. just like the first caller, it is hilarious. listen to the media, every time there is some black hearse and, male or female, does something in america,
president obama, saying he was not transformed. planok the grover norquist and now the government is in the bathtub. [indiscernible] i got your point. we will move on to grace. caller: it is a shame. it is all for power. the uranian's tried to shut us down, everyone tried to shut us down, we even have a canadian shutting us down. what a shame. host: sylvan, canyon lake, texas. caller: this is the obama democrat plan, it has been since , thest all the money businesses and the stock market, this...
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president obama mentioned 70,000 deteriorating bridges. it is a small share of deficient bridges and that share has been getting smaller overtime. more and more countries are moving towards private financing for highways and bridges and seaports. that is something the obama administration could move ahead with. it is more efficient to use private-sector funding for infrastructure. governments cannot afford further infrastructure. the capital beltway is being widened by a private-sector company investing in new toll lanes. the president mentioned seaports. best seaports are both private. the best seaports are private and the world and that's the way we should go. host: joe in ohio, democratic caller. caller: hello. host: go ahead. caller: what would be wrong with making a rule like no export of any energy of any kind until we are energy efficient? right now we are selling oil and gas to south american companies --country and a sellout at the pumps for $1.50 a gallon but we 5 a gallon. $4 and $% guest: efficiency is a huge part of what we ne
president obama mentioned 70,000 deteriorating bridges. it is a small share of deficient bridges and that share has been getting smaller overtime. more and more countries are moving towards private financing for highways and bridges and seaports. that is something the obama administration could move ahead with. it is more efficient to use private-sector funding for infrastructure. governments cannot afford further infrastructure. the capital beltway is being widened by a private-sector company...
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the obama administration signed on in 2009. in the case of the senate, i had 99 senators out of 100, they needed 66 votes. the treaty would have basically said that other countries should follow the u.s. lead. i'm generalizing here, obviously. republicans said we do not need entanglements. other countries can take our lead without signing onto a treaty. that raised some particular arguments. there were groups in the story about home schoolers. they were saying that the -- they are saying that there was a concern that the u.s. would have control over disabled children who are home school. they raised an objection. former senator rick santorum suggested that his daughter, bella, who has a potentially fatal disability, would have been effected by this. of the homeis school association and rick santorum had a press conference. they talk about what they were concerned about. the reporter said this was ridiculous. bob dole, john mccain, they all rejected these suggestions. this effort made the difference in cost this treaty did go do
the obama administration signed on in 2009. in the case of the senate, i had 99 senators out of 100, they needed 66 votes. the treaty would have basically said that other countries should follow the u.s. lead. i'm generalizing here, obviously. republicans said we do not need entanglements. other countries can take our lead without signing onto a treaty. that raised some particular arguments. there were groups in the story about home schoolers. they were saying that the -- they are saying that...
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the obama administration plans to cut u.s. forces in afghanistan by more than half during the next 16 months. we will start this morning on the domestic front. you have seen the headlines about the heightened volume of flu this year and the decision of some health care workers not to get vaccinated, a choice that has cost some of them their jobs. what are your thoughts on mandated vaccinations for health care workers? all others can call in, 202-585- 3882. yuka post your thoughts on facebook, twitter, or e-mail us . dr. anthony fauci is the director of the national institutes of allergy and infectious diseases, joining us on the phone. the houston chronicle headline this morning -- what is going on? guest: you never know why, with influenza. it's unpredictable accept that we have a flu season every year. what we are seeing this year and what is spurring the headlines is the way this started off earlier than usual with a strain of flu that is a bad sprain in the sense that it's making people more ill than some other strains, we
the obama administration plans to cut u.s. forces in afghanistan by more than half during the next 16 months. we will start this morning on the domestic front. you have seen the headlines about the heightened volume of flu this year and the decision of some health care workers not to get vaccinated, a choice that has cost some of them their jobs. what are your thoughts on mandated vaccinations for health care workers? all others can call in, 202-585- 3882. yuka post your thoughts on facebook,...
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even president obama was wiretapped. why is it that we never have any exposes who come out and these things? they should be exposed. i am a democrat, that all of these things that were under bush, none of you have come out and spoke about it, and the only reason these problems are being brought out is because they do not like president obama. i wish all of those haters would come out now and expose everything because that is a good reason president obama is in office -- we would now find out things that we would never find out if these people were not mad because president obama is black. guest: i appreciate your call. it is not correct to say none of us took issue with some of the --dless wiretapping warrantless wiretapping that took place under the bush administration. i raised this in hearings with attorney general gonzales. -- and he -- iit remember a heated exchange with felt he had the authority without a warrant to electronically surveilled purely domestic calls from one american to another, an arab or him saying
even president obama was wiretapped. why is it that we never have any exposes who come out and these things? they should be exposed. i am a democrat, that all of these things that were under bush, none of you have come out and spoke about it, and the only reason these problems are being brought out is because they do not like president obama. i wish all of those haters would come out now and expose everything because that is a good reason president obama is in office -- we would now find out...
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president obama meets with business leaders at the white house. they will talk about immigration reform. the senate has passed legislation backed by the president that was secure borders and provide a road to citizenship for 11 million them -- 11 million immigrants paid the president wants the house to act on a copper heads of approach before the end of the year. theylican leaders say prefer a piecemeal approach. you can watch live gavel-to- gavel house coverage on c-span. nsaing to recent reports of spying in europe, secretary of state john kerry speaking earlier today in warsaw, saying that a review into nsa surveillance activities will result in the right balance between security and privacy. disrupt key trade talks between europe and the united states but talks begin next week. kerry is most senior obama administration official to visit europe since revelations of nsa spying across the continent. just in, a report on housing prices. corelogic says a measure of u.s. home prices rose slightly only from september into august. home prices are incr
president obama meets with business leaders at the white house. they will talk about immigration reform. the senate has passed legislation backed by the president that was secure borders and provide a road to citizenship for 11 million them -- 11 million immigrants paid the president wants the house to act on a copper heads of approach before the end of the year. theylican leaders say prefer a piecemeal approach. you can watch live gavel-to- gavel house coverage on c-span. nsaing to recent...
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lead story -- "obama budget would old democratic party pillars." new budgetbama's opened a debate on what it means to be a progressive democrat in the age of austerity and defined him as a president willing to take on two pillars of his party -- medicare and social security the created by democratic presidents. guest: there is a lot to like in the budget that has been presented by the president. $75 billion in investment in early childhood education, $50 billion in the intermediate term to be invested in transportation and infrastructure. raising the minimum wage to nine dollars an hour among closing corporate loopholes. so these are significant steps in the right direction, consistent with the views of many in the democratic party of what to do for our economy. as it relates to change cpi, of course the president indicated in december he understood it was a very unpopular measure with members of his own party. for good reason. i am very concerned about the proposal. we will hear from the treasury secretary early this week at a committee hearing. i
lead story -- "obama budget would old democratic party pillars." new budgetbama's opened a debate on what it means to be a progressive democrat in the age of austerity and defined him as a president willing to take on two pillars of his party -- medicare and social security the created by democratic presidents. guest: there is a lot to like in the budget that has been presented by the president. $75 billion in investment in early childhood education, $50 billion in the intermediate...
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i voted for obama. do you think immigration reform could actually help the republican party in the future back because latinos will not be as motivated to go out and vote democrat because of that issue, and people like me would be voting republican if it were not for that issue. do you think it could help the republican party of 2013? guest: that is what some republicans think. they do not have an immigration policy as we speak. i have really stretched border security. -- they have really stretched border security. republicans think, we've got to get immigration reform off the table. we had a very low percentage of hispanics in 2012. we need to work with the president on that. that is going to cause a rift in the republican party. is a risk that some say they have to do. -- it is a rift that some say they have to do. well the past? i am not sure. democrats are talking about a big bill. right off the bat, we have differences. host: arkansas, republican caller. caller: what is the reason that republicans,
i voted for obama. do you think immigration reform could actually help the republican party in the future back because latinos will not be as motivated to go out and vote democrat because of that issue, and people like me would be voting republican if it were not for that issue. do you think it could help the republican party of 2013? guest: that is what some republicans think. they do not have an immigration policy as we speak. i have really stretched border security. -- they have really...
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obama met with the black caucus. unemployment is [indiscernible] the immigration bill is going to kill the black community. the affordable health care bill, it is not affordable. it is $285 per month. in south carolina they did not even take some of the money. you cannot even get medicare. you still out in the cold. the president gets a lot of credit. [indiscernible] our tax base is gone. got a lot there on the table. anything you would like to respond to? guest: let me get to your core issue, the struggling of everyday people in our economy. i don't think it is one race, i think it is everybody. i think a lot of people in the tea party have a lot of the same greece is -- the same grievances you do in terms of the high cost of health insurance companies charging people for health care. the vast majority of americans are saying to the president, theck up for little guy. it would be better for our economy. host: bill king tweets in -- guest: are you saying you are a bold progressive? you are not alone. this is a valuab
obama met with the black caucus. unemployment is [indiscernible] the immigration bill is going to kill the black community. the affordable health care bill, it is not affordable. it is $285 per month. in south carolina they did not even take some of the money. you cannot even get medicare. you still out in the cold. the president gets a lot of credit. [indiscernible] our tax base is gone. got a lot there on the table. anything you would like to respond to? guest: let me get to your core issue,...
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even if president obama wanted to, he cannot given to them. when the next president comes in, whoever is in charge, this is what they are going to do. this will be the new norm. you cannot govern like that. as far as the last cover -- the last caller from louisiana, this is what happens when you let influence those people with their rhetoric. that is aobamacare, solution, a republican solution. that is what it is all about. everybody poll their full weight. host: mark is up next on the line for democrats. sayishou they just come together and keep the government running. they can always debate these issues after. this is a big law, this health- care law. take a lot -- there are a lot of thugs in. they need to work it out, anyway. it is not going to be ready to go right away anyway. instead of closing the just come together here and work this out and then to -- and then have your debates after that. the thing on my mind, i have to ask myself and i am sure every other american has to ask himself the same question, should every american be entitle
even if president obama wanted to, he cannot given to them. when the next president comes in, whoever is in charge, this is what they are going to do. this will be the new norm. you cannot govern like that. as far as the last cover -- the last caller from louisiana, this is what happens when you let influence those people with their rhetoric. that is aobamacare, solution, a republican solution. that is what it is all about. everybody poll their full weight. host: mark is up next on the line for...
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i think that was president obama's thing. more importantly, i was watching c-span and the shenanigans going on in the senate. will they put out the message -- the nomination, the way they're going about it, it is disturbing. you are stacking the deck in the district court. is that fair? to shut down a voice of the senate, the minority. that is mind boggling. host: the talkathon continues in the senate on c-span2. they have been talking all through the night about the judicial nominees. a vote is expected around 9:00 a.m. for the equal opportunity commissioners renomination over there. guest: the sequester was not an obama thing. .his was set up by congress we did it to ourselves. american people should or ought to know that we did not expect the sequester to take effect. we thought that we were capable of greater things, making the tough decisions on the debt and deficit. that means dealing with the social safety net programs and with tax reform. added1.2 trillion that we to the budget from 2011 through the sequester, that wa
i think that was president obama's thing. more importantly, i was watching c-span and the shenanigans going on in the senate. will they put out the message -- the nomination, the way they're going about it, it is disturbing. you are stacking the deck in the district court. is that fair? to shut down a voice of the senate, the minority. that is mind boggling. host: the talkathon continues in the senate on c-span2. they have been talking all through the night about the judicial nominees. a vote...
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obama is no saint. black people do not know anything about obama. host: we have this on facebook -- fromto our phones -- georgia -- tired of hearing the whining and complaining about freedom. they want to be free, they do not want the government to know what they are doing, they pretend they want freedom but this guy should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. thes ridiculous to and let enemy know exactly what we are doing and how we are doing. helped aidn people the 9/11 terrorists with their bad behavior. every time something happens in this world it is always the government. people need to take responsibility for their own action. host: we are going to go to steven. people in the military are sent out to defend the constitution but what they are doing to address them in here is unconstitutional. host: we are going to move on to our life for republicans, noel in watertown, new york. caller: i wanted to contest the did i wanted to -- i wanted to talk about the nsa. it is redundant. they should get rid of it. they have the internal revenu
obama is no saint. black people do not know anything about obama. host: we have this on facebook -- fromto our phones -- georgia -- tired of hearing the whining and complaining about freedom. they want to be free, they do not want the government to know what they are doing, they pretend they want freedom but this guy should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. thes ridiculous to and let enemy know exactly what we are doing and how we are doing. helped aidn people the 9/11 terrorists...
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hould pass obama care that is what is hurting a lot of us here in iowa. i am afraid that this is going to be bad for our economy. the president and his policies, millions of dollars have been wasted. it is tax payer dollars that funded these. they got the money up front they did not produce we have gm building a brand new plant in china because that is the new economy. they still have not paid the tax payers back. my grand kids and my great grand kids are going to be paying for this. host: thank you for the call. where is your city in the state? caller: southwest. host: do you support the immigration bill? caller: i do, i am from california and arizona. they only build a 38 miles to the fence. been through this when president reagan was in. it never got done. quietthe president had a day after returning late he isday from berlin fromted to announce -- berlin. he is expected to announce his next fbi director. president bush reportedly backed down and halted the intelligence gathering operations in the united states because of the objections from jim comey
hould pass obama care that is what is hurting a lot of us here in iowa. i am afraid that this is going to be bad for our economy. the president and his policies, millions of dollars have been wasted. it is tax payer dollars that funded these. they got the money up front they did not produce we have gm building a brand new plant in china because that is the new economy. they still have not paid the tax payers back. my grand kids and my great grand kids are going to be paying for this. host:...
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beginning with president obama. the laws of the land are catching up to the fundamental truth that millions of americans hold in their hearts when all americans are treated as equals we are all the more free. wilson cruz, a spokesman for the rights. tony perkins of the family research council. what we are disappointed in the supreme court's decision to strike down part of the defense of marriage act, the court did not impose the redefinition of natural message that was sought. that is just some of the reaction from interest groups and politicians on the supreme court ruling. a republican in dallas. caller: think you for taking my call. you read an article where the ruling will extend many benefits to couples married in the such's and will allow unions and allow the obama administration to broaden benefits through executive action. the president of the united states does not wield supreme executive power determining what happens. that goes through congress. this is another example of liberal writers as saying the pre
beginning with president obama. the laws of the land are catching up to the fundamental truth that millions of americans hold in their hearts when all americans are treated as equals we are all the more free. wilson cruz, a spokesman for the rights. tony perkins of the family research council. what we are disappointed in the supreme court's decision to strike down part of the defense of marriage act, the court did not impose the redefinition of natural message that was sought. that is just some...
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obama to halt american drone strikes. the president did not respond publicly, saying that the two sides needed to find ways to fight terrorism that respect pakistan's sovereignty and the concerns of both countries." the front page of "usa today," the next fight for the d party -- for the tea party on capitol backers sentparty targets,ts -- set new farm subsidies." on the front page of "usa today dea." the front page, "hot seat for rib site holders -- for website builders." we will have live coverage on c- span at 9:00 a.m. eastern time. we will and -- we will and the washington journal a bit early to cover that. christine, a republican caller from michigan. hi, christine. caller: ok, what i want to say is i think it is truly not about health care, it is about power. know, under this, there is nothing that they cannot dictate to us of what we are going to need to do. my husband and i went down last week, because we do not have a computer, to basically check it out, i guess you would say. what we found out was our $480 a wo
obama to halt american drone strikes. the president did not respond publicly, saying that the two sides needed to find ways to fight terrorism that respect pakistan's sovereignty and the concerns of both countries." the front page of "usa today," the next fight for the d party -- for the tea party on capitol backers sentparty targets,ts -- set new farm subsidies." on the front page of "usa today dea." the front page, "hot seat for rib site holders -- for...
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host: it sounds like you are a defender of president obama, drawing a comparison between president obama and mitt romney. does president obama have a mandate, this is what i want you to vote for, and democrats -- would you vote for it? guest: the president was clear that he wanted to maintain the quarter of $1 million ceiling. he actually gave ground on that, but it was as clear of a policy statement as possible, and mr. romney, and mr. ryan, i guess posted contrast, although they were fuzzy at the end when mr. romney was reinventing himself, but what he said for most of the campaign was diametrically opposed to what the president has proposed. the american public saw it. the public decided, and it was not just the presidential election. it was overwhelming in the senate, and in the house. there is somewhat of a mandate in anyone's opinion which is one of the reasons why it might have been useful if we had seized on this moment for other areas of reform and getting rid of the continuing cloud of the debt ceiling pegged host: the headline in "new york times ." he got some of what he wante
host: it sounds like you are a defender of president obama, drawing a comparison between president obama and mitt romney. does president obama have a mandate, this is what i want you to vote for, and democrats -- would you vote for it? guest: the president was clear that he wanted to maintain the quarter of $1 million ceiling. he actually gave ground on that, but it was as clear of a policy statement as possible, and mr. romney, and mr. ryan, i guess posted contrast, although they were fuzzy at...
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host: president obama on nbc december 30. how much of that, off and on -- fawn johnson, do you hear as a response to the election? guest: well, it's largely a response to the election, but keep in mind that the president made this particular priority before the election, which it's hard to say exactly what drove that. but one of the things that has been very clear throughout his first term is that the latinos who helped him get elected in 2008 were very upset that not very much happened over the course of obama's first term. he was very focused on healthcare. and i think the president genuinely wants to deal with this issue. everybody who has been involved in it knows how difficult it is. he just wasn't able to put the energy into it he did in the last term. once the election happened, it became clear to republicans that they couldn't just say no like they had been doing over the last four, five years, because the hispanic population only voted for obama. that kind of sets up a much more friendly environment to talk about the
host: president obama on nbc december 30. how much of that, off and on -- fawn johnson, do you hear as a response to the election? guest: well, it's largely a response to the election, but keep in mind that the president made this particular priority before the election, which it's hard to say exactly what drove that. but one of the things that has been very clear throughout his first term is that the latinos who helped him get elected in 2008 were very upset that not very much happened over...
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obama delay could embolden syrian president assad." the story points out that there's concern about its impact on opposition leaders, saying that military action in syria could embolden assad. according to opposition leaders who are trying to force him out of office. more details available on-line from the bbc news web site. kevin is joining us, hartford, connecticut, independent line. your reaction to all of this. kevin, good morning. caller: i think the president might have done the right thing for the sake of america. america is not interested in war right now. but my concern is -- my concern is c-span. my concern is. hello? host: go ahead. we're listening. caller: [inaudible] if a leader can gas his people and yet the opposition doesn't have anything to say? i don't understand. they oppose the president. they oppose the american people. america cannot police every part of the world. i don't see what is the urgency. i think we should stop the funding that organization and just call it a quit from there. host: to craig next in new yo
obama delay could embolden syrian president assad." the story points out that there's concern about its impact on opposition leaders, saying that military action in syria could embolden assad. according to opposition leaders who are trying to force him out of office. more details available on-line from the bbc news web site. kevin is joining us, hartford, connecticut, independent line. your reaction to all of this. kevin, good morning. caller: i think the president might have done the...
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a desire with the barack obama, whether president obama himself, secretary of secretary defense o try to build confidence with tehran and the election of perhaps the was best outcome of a deeply flawed process. host: the first call is from florida. dan. democrat. hi. aller: thanks for taking my call. i want to ask mainly do you with the election of his new president that the american opinion of iran in general will change to maybe a positive, more, you know, friendly tone, and you think is good for iran. that is my first question. the cond question is, does [inaudible]? host: let's done that call. guest: there were two questions. whether this is good for -- i nd the second was forgot the second part of the question. the reality is that the arguably in iran is more important for iranians than in s for the outside world that a new president in tehran, like a new president in washington, brings in a whole new staff of people, managers to staff the s various bureaucracies. the era of mahmoud ahmadinejad he essentially from the more em professional technocratic folks brought in more ideolo
a desire with the barack obama, whether president obama himself, secretary of secretary defense o try to build confidence with tehran and the election of perhaps the was best outcome of a deeply flawed process. host: the first call is from florida. dan. democrat. hi. aller: thanks for taking my call. i want to ask mainly do you with the election of his new president that the american opinion of iran in general will change to maybe a positive, more, you know, friendly tone, and you think is good...
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obama needs government. he needs government to be the way and means of people's happiness, their pursuit of happiness and their dependency. he does not want people being self-reliant. when government is cut in any way, and this is not a -- once and for all, the government is spending more this year than it did last year. that is a fact. obama cannot afford to lose this argument because of the economy -- well, if the economy sustains itself at the world rate that it is -- poor rate that it is, he cannot lose the argument. distributed so that he can live the life of the top one quarter of the top 1%. let's not make the mistake, as an obama lives the life of the top 1% more than anyone in the united states. guest: more than anyone? place angree that this -- inant role about whether we will have a profound safety net. a lot of this has to do with government services. i would quibble with the idea that this is a game to get people dependent on government. a lot of sequestration will have a harmful impact on the p
obama needs government. he needs government to be the way and means of people's happiness, their pursuit of happiness and their dependency. he does not want people being self-reliant. when government is cut in any way, and this is not a -- once and for all, the government is spending more this year than it did last year. that is a fact. obama cannot afford to lose this argument because of the economy -- well, if the economy sustains itself at the world rate that it is -- poor rate that it is,...